A worker inspects bottles of Tsingtao beer rolling out from one of the four breweries in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao in August 2006. Tsingtao, which dates back to 1903 when Qingdao was still a German treaty port, has expanded aggressively over the past 14 years, growing from four plants in its home province of Shandong in the east to 50 subsidiaries around the country. Photo; AFP

A worker inspects bottles of Tsingtao beer rolling out from one of the four breweries in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao in August 2006. Tsingtao, which dates back to 1903 when Qingdao was still a German treaty port, has expanded aggressively over the past 14 years, growing from four plants in its home province of Shandong in the east to 50 subsidiaries around the country. Photo; AFP